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In the Driver’s Seat

Unlike most big city mayors (Portland’s Sam Adams is, or was, or still is, an exception), D.C.’s Adrian Fenty drives himself, and is apparently not setting the best example:

But Fenty’s recent fender bender has again raised questions about why the mayor is commandeering his city-issued vehicles, a Lincoln Navigator and a Smart Car. Fenty (D) was driving the Navigator when it collided with a Nissan Pathfinder at a four-way stop in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of the District this month. A police report on the accident was incomplete and contradicted an accounting of the incident provided by the mayor’s office.

It is another controversy surrounding Fenty and his vehicles. In May, he apologized for allowing a friend who was not a government employee to drive the Navigator, an apparent violation of the law. Fenty also picked up a speeding ticket in the Smart Car during the same month.

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2 Responses to “In the Driver’s Seat”

  1. Brent Says:
    August 12th, 2009 at 3:41 pm

    Is Berkeley, CA a big city?

    http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ecomayor8-2009aug08,0,7556202.story

  2. James Says:
    August 13th, 2009 at 8:37 am

    Fenty is also a competitive road cyclist and triathlete. I’m surprised he doesn’t commute to work by bike - maybe it’s a situation like that of US Energy Secretary Steven Chu, in which his handlers forbid him to bike to work for security reasons.

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